Question

read the excerpt from part one of trifles. mrs. hale. id hate to have men coming into my kitchen, snooping around and criticizing which word has a meaning similar to \snooping\ as it is used in this excerpt? looking peering intruding searching

Explanation:

"Snooping" implies unwanted, unauthorized looking around. "Intruding" also means entering or being present in a place without permission, which is similar in meaning. "Looking" and "searching" are more neutral. "Peering" is about looking closely but not necessarily in an unwanted way. So "intruding" best matches the negative, unauthorized connotation of "snooping" in the context.

Answer:

C. intruding